Does Buro Happold pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Buro Happold employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Buro Happold. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Buro Happold?

77% of Buro Happold employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Buro Happold 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Buro Happold?

Engineer (55) , Structural Engineer (31) , Senior Engineer (30) , Associate (27) , Graduate Engineer (22) , Mechanical Engineer (17) , Intern (15) , Consultant (14) , Associate Director (12) , Director (11) , Graduate Consultant (11) , Internship (11) , Senior Mechanical Engineer (11) , Senior Structural Engineer (10) , Senior Consultant (9)

What are the pros of working at Buro Happold according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and the general work attitude is supportive." ((in 104 reviews)); "Culture is great and so are the projects" ((in 39 reviews)); "Great teams comprised of talented and social individuals." ((in 30 reviews)); "1. Good colleagues" ((in 23 reviews)); "It is very diverse and offers good benefits." ((in 16 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Buro Happold according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries and if you join with a better salary then you have only 2% raise or less per year." ((in 53 reviews)); "Low pay and bonus in general" ((in 31 reviews)); "Poor management, I've been working here for almost 6 months as a Trainee Electrical Engineer and only had 1 team meeting." ((in 30 reviews)); "No Work life Balance at all" ((in 20 reviews)); "2. Fewer efforts from HR & Mngt to manage late working hours (It is accepted as industry normal)" ((in 19 reviews))

What are employees saying about Buro Happold layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Buro Happold layoffs and their outlook for job security at Buro Happold in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Buro Happold locations?

New York , Los Angeles , Boston , Chicago , Pittsburgh , Washington , Brooklyn , Detroit , London , Indianapolis , San Francisco , Urbandale

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Buro Happold reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(694 total reviews)

Oliver Plunkett

97% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

Buro Happold has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 694 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Buro Happold employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

694 reviews

4.0

Mar 12, 2020

Data analysis based on acquisition from large building such as stadia and other venues for crowd simulation

Graduate data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Social inclusive work space with a wide variety of departments.

Cons

Working too many hours after regular program

Buro Happold Response

Hello Many thanks for leaving this review, your feedback is very helpful. I hope you have used the opportunity to feed your thoughts about working hours into our current internal New Ways of Working Survey as it all helps inform how we move forward as a business. I hope things have settled down for you now but please reach out to your line manager or HR Representative if this is not the case, or I'm available for a chat if that helps. Perhaps post a question on our Rungway platform to start a discussion thread on this topic, the experiences of others may prove helpful. Thanks again for posting your comments. Kind Regards Lucy

4.0

Mar 11, 2020

Good company

Lighting designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to develop skills and capabilities

Cons

Communication within the different teams is a mess. Not enough holiday allowance

4.0

Dec 16, 2019

Executive- Accounts and Finance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Commutation Friendly. Nice Line Manager.

Cons

None as of now to comment.

Buro Happold Response

Hi - Thanks for taking out time to give us your feedback. Its great to hear about your positive experience with us. We hope you continue to have a great stint with us. Cheers!

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